Tag: infrastructure
Kenya, E. Africa trade lobby sign US$12 million deal to fund infrastructure
Kenya and the East African trade promotion lobby, TradeMark East Africa on Tuesday signed a 1.31 billion shillings (about 12 million U.S. dollars) agreement...
Infrastructure and unemployment are the topmost concerns of Ghanaians- CDD Survey
Ghana Centre for Democratic Development’s (CDD-Ghana) latest pre-election survey have shown infrastructure and unemployment as the topmost concerns of Ghanaians.
According...
Government commits to reducing annual rice import bill
Mr. Richard Twumasi-Ankrah, Director at the Planting for Food and Jobs Secretariat at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture says the Ministry is fully...
UK-Ghana partnership to improve connectivity, access to infrastructure
The United Kingdom-Ghana partnership has mobilised funding and expertise to improve connectivity and access to infrastructure.
A statement issued by the British...
Investments in infrastructure, my number one priority – Independent candidate
Mr Kwaku Duah, an Independent Candidate for Kumawu, says investments in social infrastructure would be one of his priorities when voted into office.
He would...
Effective public-private partnership needed to improve infrastructure
Mr Osei Assibey-Antwi, Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has stressed the need for effective collaboration between the assembly and the private...
MTN and Telecom Infra Project join forces to upgrade infrastructure
MTN Group and Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have joined forces to support the evolution of MTN’s communication transport infrastructure, which will become a platform...
Manifestos and infrastructure – the substance of our politics
Sane Eteshi – Matters Arising
Election year comes with a lot of pseudo-intellectual work by political parties, intent on producing manifestos that civil society...
Municipal Education Oversight Committee visits basic schools
The Municipal Education Oversight Committee of the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly has visited some basic schools within the municipality to assess the current state...
The West Continues to Attack China to the Detriment of Africa
August 28, 2020
The author, W Gyude Moore, a senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, and a former minister of public works...
Election 2020 will shape the destiny of Ghana – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described the upcoming elections as a critical event that would...
China Eliminated Poverty With Science and Infrastructure. It Can Be Done in Africa Too!
August 14, 2020
If one examines the long path from the end of China’s disastrous “cultural revolution” in the 1970s to China’s 2020 modern miracle...
Government is committed to improve infrastructure in SHSs- DCE
Mr Ernest Patrick Kodzo Mallet, District Chief Executive (DCE) for South Dayi, has assured Heads of Senior High Schools in the District of government's...
AstroTurf will solve infrastructure deficit in Upper East – Overlord
Tongraan Naab Kugbilson Nalebegtang the Overlord of Talensi Traditional area, in the Upper East Region, has said the construction of an...
Ahanta West Municipal improves on infrastructure
The Works Department of the Ahanta West Municipal Assembly(AWMA)in the Western Region has supervised the completion of a number of projects in the Municipality.
The...
Government is determined to improve basic school infrastructure – MP
Mr Kwaku Ampratwum Sarpong, the Member of Parliament for Asante Mampong, has reiterated the government's commitment to improving infrastructure at the basic school level.
...
Provide more infrastructure to ensure social distancing at schools
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)have been urged to embark on infrastructural development to provide enough classrooms and space to ensure physical distancing in...
KIA not sold to any foreign entity – Aviation Ministry
The Ministry of Aviation Monday dismissed reports alleging that the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has been sold to a foreign company and urged the...
Poor drainage identified as main cause of Accra floods
The current increase in flooding events in Accra is partly attributed to poor drainage caused by the lack of or inadequate infrastructure.
This is compounded...
UEW On Massive Infrastructure Drive To Admit New Students; As It Awaits Schools Re-opening
The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has embarked on massive infrastructure development across all its campuses in readiness for the likely re-opening of schools.
Although...
Zimbabwean president calls for joint efforts to fight terrorism in SADC
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also the Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defense and Security, on Tuesday...
Gambari COS for Buhari: Right Man at Right Time for Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has unexpectedly chosen an exceptional new Chief of Staff (COS), Professor Ibrahim Gambari, (his friends call him “Prof”), to replace the...
COVID-19: VAOB Foundation donates to Accra Psychiatric Hospital
The Vera Abena Okyerewaa Burckson (VAOB) Foundation has donated essential items to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital to support the Hospital's efforts to manage the...
WFP’s David Beasley Warns of Potential Famines in Africa & Mideast Due to COVID-19
The effects of COVID-19 on food supply chains in developing nations that are already suffering from hunger and acute food insecurity could be more...
Energy Minister inaugurates Petroleum Hub Implementation Committee
The Ministry of Energy has inaugurated the Petroleum Hub Implementation Committee to coordinate all activities regarding the operation of Ghana’s Petroleum Hub Development Corporation...
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed: Debt Cancellation for the World to Survive
May 1, 2020
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, has made an audacious salient call for debt cancellation for low income countries. It was published in...
International Cooperation and Collaboration Needed to Save Lives in Africa From COVID-19
April 26, 2020
While the current number of total cases of COVID-19 in Africa is comparatively low, the potential for mass deaths across the continent...
WHO to release strategy for fixing weaker health systems and infrastructure
The World Health Organization will soon publish its Technical Strategy update to form the Second Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for the containment of...
Maritime experts blame Nigeria’s economic woes on infrastructure
Key actors in the field of maritime economy on Monday expressed delight and satisfaction with the high degree of determination so far exhibited by...
Government to support HTH with infrastructure and equipment- Agyeman Manu
Mr Kwaku Agyeman Manu, Minister of Health on Wednesday said his outfit is poised to support the Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) to a...